Chief Financial Officer - Vertical Farming

Costa is a global leading grower, packer, and marketer of premium quality fresh fruit and vegetables. Our success is built on a commitment to excellence, innovation, and sustainability across every part of our business.

Within Costa, our Vertical Farming category is a market-leading business unit encompassing both mushroom production and protected cropping operations. We are Australia's largest grower and pre-packer of mushrooms, operating farms across Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia, including our Monarto facility, one of the most advanced mushroom-growing sites in the Southern Hemisphere.

Our Vertical Farming category also includes some of Australia's largest and most sophisticated glasshouse operations located in Guyra, NSW, producing premium tomatoes and capsicums year-round through innovative, technology-driven growing systems. Together, these world-class operations reflect Costa's commitment to quality, sustainability, and delivering fresh produce to customers across Australia every day.

Why Join Costa?

- Opportunity to grow your career through learning, development and internal opportunities.
- Access to paid parental leave (up to 14 weeks for primary carer and up to 6 weeks for secondary carer) and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support.
- Benefit from novated leasing and employee discount programs.
- Be recognised through service awards and employee recognition initiatives.
- Work in an innovative, sustainable business that feeds communities across Australia and overseas.

Costa is a global leading grower, packer, and marketer of premium quality fresh fruit and vegetables. Our success is built on a commitment to excellence, innovation,



and sustainability across every part of our business.

Within Costa, our Vertical Farming category is a market-leading business unit encompassing both mushroom production and protected cropping operations. We are Australia's largest grower and pre-packer of mushrooms, operating farms across Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia, including our Monarto facility, one of the most advanced mushroom-growing sites in the Southern Hemisphere.

Our Vertical Farming category also includes some of Australia's largest and most sophisticated glasshouse operations located in Guyra, NSW, producing premium tomatoes and capsicums year-round through creative, technology-driven growing systems. Together, these world-class operations reflect Costa's commitment to quality, sustainability, and delivering fresh produce to customers across Australia every day.

Why Join Costa?

- Opportunity to grow your career through learning, development and internal opportunities.
- Access to paid parental leave (up to 14 weeks for primary carer and up to 6 weeks for secondary carer) and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support.
- Benefit from novated leasing and employee discount programs.
- Be recognised through service awards and employee recognition initiatives.
- Work in an innovative, sustainable business that feeds communities across Australia and overseas.

What we are looking for





We’re seeking a commercially astute Chief Financial Officer to lead our Vertical Farming finance operations. This is a full-time position based at our newly renovated office in Docklands, Victoria, operating on a hybrid model of four days in the office and one day working from home.

As a key member of the Vertical Farming leadership team, you will partner closely with operational leaders across our mushroom and glasshouse businesses to drive financial performance, support strategic decision-making, and identify opportunities for sustainable growth. This is a highly visible role that combines hands-on leadership with long-term commercial planning.

You will lead all aspects of financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, capital investment analysis, risk management, and business partnering. Your ability to translate complex financial information into actionable insights will be critical in helping the business achieve its operational and commercial objectives.

We are looking for a proven finance executive who thrives in fast-paced and complex operational environments and can balance strategic thinking with execution and not afraid to roll their sleeves up to support the team. Experience within horticulture, agriculture, agribusiness, food production, fresh produce, dairy, other short-life products, or FMCG industries will be highly regarded, particularly where forecasting, planning, inventory management and margin optimisation are critical to success.

What you'll do

- Provide strategic financial leadership across Costa’s Vertical Farming operations, including mushrooms and glasshouses.
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📌 Chief Financial Officer (Melbourne)
🏢 Costa
📍 Melbourne